whitewash

音標(biāo)發(fā)音

The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash.
反對(duì)派聲稱這份報(bào)告文過飾非。
They tried hard to whitewash themselves.
他們力圖粉飾自己.
What he said was a load of whitewash.
他所說的是一大堆粉飾之詞.
The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash.
反對(duì)派聲稱這份報(bào)告文過飾非。
He pledged that there would be no whitewash and that the police would carry out a full investigation.
他保証將不會(huì)有任何掩飾，竝且警方將進(jìn)行全麪調(diào)查。

(PAINT) a white liquid that is a mixture of lime or powdered chalk and water, used for making walls or ceilings white
(ATTEMPT TO HIDE) an attempt to stop people finding out the true facts about a situation
(DEFEAT) a complete defeat in a game or competition
(HIDE) to make something bad seem acceptable by hiding the truth
(DEFEAT) to defeat a player or team completely, especially while preventing them from scoring any points
(PAINT) to paint walls or buildings using whitewash

Whitewash is a mixture of lime or chalk and water that is used for painting walls white.
If a wall or building has been whitewashed, it has been painted white with whitewash.
If you say that people whitewash something, you are accusing them of hiding the unpleasant facts or truth about it in order to make it acceptable.